or to come on bloomberg daybreak australia.s is bloomberg. ♪ betty: a check on the latest headlines, toshiba has taken i stab at western digital saying they had no right to do chip production crucial to both companies. the latest active concerns a new facility. to shiva said it will be built with no input from western digital cutting the company all from new technology. they had a stake in the venture when they bought to shiva partner sandisk. is beginning to reap the benefits of a five-year $3.7 billion investment in technology. the biggest bank is seeing significant savings because new customers -- acquiring new customers did surely is cheaper. he admits that alibaba is a competitor. >> our culture is becoming a little more startup like. there are formidable competitors. one of the advantages that we have, any of the platform companies of the world have, is that the cost of customer acquisition is low. you are sitting on a massive full of hundreds of millions of customers who will who knew that phones would start doing everyt

let's talk about australia and what is happening there.according to some companies — in the grips of a national orange shortage. some drinks manufacturers are having to import from abroad because there isn't enough home—grown fruit. huge demand for australian oranges in china is one reason being given for the short fall. 0ur correspondent, hywel griffith, has been to find out more. groan under the south australian sun, these trees may look leaden with oranges, but however fast they are picked, there isjust not enough to go around. shoppers are being warned that they cannot expect that used to be made with australia and oranges, which is confusing, when they seem to be plenty in the shops. —— grown under. when was the last time you saw one of these? this morning. you don't know about the shortage? no. i have a tree. you don't know about the shortage? so what is going on? we can't accept any more orders for fruit. this man says that growers have been hit with a perfect storm. 0ver says that growers have been hit with a perfect storm. over th

it was before they get to the united states, we only go to bring in people from great britain and australia? stephen: i am shocked at your statement, that you think that only people from great britain and australia would know english. it reveals your cosmopolitan bias to a shocking degree. this is an amazing moment. moment, thatazing you think only people from great britain australia would speaking wish is so insulting to millions of hard-working immigrants from

we are going back to western australia to explain. how fast is this sector developing in australia?extremely fast. western australia is better known as the heart of australia's gold industry, the real club of the iron ore sector. lithium-ion is adding a new dimension. mines coming into production this year. australia is also the home to the largest hard rock lithium mines, and that operation is looking at doubling its capacity over the next few years. all of that will increase production. we are seeing companies like company, and the second largest lithium producer in the world, they are coming to australia and making investments and projects, sign up deals for supply. a scramble toe or lock down long-term supplies. one analyst likens it to big oil moving to the middle east in the 1960's and 1970's. betty: what can we expect from this new supply? what impact can we expect? david: like any commodities market, that surge of new supply would depress prices. that is not what we have seen. lithium carbonate prices -- rose, and they are still rising this year. we are seeing prices rise. b

haidi: i'm haidi lun, you are watching daybreak australia.sions triggered demand for safe haven assets. we will go with more on what that means. we have the head of fx strategy. to look at your portfolio and go into a safe haven. he represents -- the subject -- he suggests gold. [indiscernible] .> it is still very binary i think something will happen. haidi: really bad? >> i don't think we can talk --ut vanilla -- the relative they will be going to the supermarket for bottled water. we use the vix as a shorthand proxy for risk sentiment. we have gone from 10 to 15%. the longtime average is 20%, so it is the environment where it is more on that off. so in that sense you cannot argue the market has taken significant positions against the escalation. haidi: how do you calculate that risk? as you say, it is a binary thing. we really should not [indiscernible] ray: you think gold is the obvious sort of short-term. that is the most obvious one rather than deciding on the relative merits. haidi: are you surprised by the lack of reaction? ray: not re

navy warship again off the coast of australia.fficials say small boats and aircraft on the ship immediately responded to help in the search and rescue efforts. no word what led to this, but it comes just a few weeks after a marine corps cargo plane crashed in the mississippi delta killing 16. the u.s. is leading the search efforts, but australian defense minister says she spoke with the counterpart. and she says they'll help out anyway that is needed. >> and we have more breaking news so we'll have you on stand by. appreciate it. leland. >> attorney general jeff sessions is now going to crack down on government leakers, taking an aggressive and public stance on issues that infuriated president trump. at a news conference, sessions stressed that the point that no government can be effective when its members cannot speak in confidence, they referenced the bombshell transcripts between the president and world leaders, warning the offenders will be, quote, held accountable. sessions says the doj will review its policy on subpoenaing n

diplomacy, when it comes to two close allies, we are talking mexico and australia. they were not particularly pleasant or comfortable conversations. they were, in fact, tense. i want to start with the conversation the president had with mexican president pena of mexico talking ability paying for the wall, a signature of president trump's campaign. if you are going to say that mexico is not going to pay for the wall, i do not want to meet with you guys anymore. i cannot live with that. he continues to press him saying you have to stop saying this publicly. you have to stop saying it. you cannot say that to the press. the press is going to go with that and i cannot live with that. the president says they say publicly they are working on it, working on the relationship with mexico. things are no less tense when you turn to his conversation with malcolm of australia. here is a portion of what the president said to him on this call. he says i have been making these calls all day. this is the most unpleasant call all day. he goes on to compare the conversation with turnbu

in that call the two disgrood over an obama administration deal to resettle refugees in australia ande u.s. trump abruptly ended that conversation saying, quote, i am going to say that i have no choice but to honor my predecessor's deal. i thinks it a horrible deal, a disgusting deal i would never have made. i have had it. i've been making these calls all day. and this is the most unpleasant call all day. putin was a pleasant call. this is ridiculous. let's talk about all in joining us now politico senior foreign affairs correspondent michael crowley. and an encore pormds after being with us last night nbc news presidential historian michael beshlosp how was in leak, michael, printing the transcripts a terrible precedent a bad thing for the presidency? >> well, a really bad things for the presidency because one thing that a president of the united states has to do is feel that he can talk to foreign leaders in confidence and vice versa. and if i were a leader of another country today i would be very nervous about talking to the president of the united states because i would think that

australia's deputy prime minister barnaby joyce and other government figures battle in court to save seats in parliament. there's growing concern that an online auction of rhino horns in south africa will trigger an increase in poaching. in syria, the caliphate declared by the extremist group that calls itself islamic state is crumbling. on the battlefield, it is losing ground. but the battle is being waged one town at a time. in an exclusive report, our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is on the front line of that bitter struggle. she's been travelling with president assad's forces, backed by russia and iran, as they re—take more territory, ruled for years by is. this is the man leading the syrian army against islamic state in eastern syria. general mohammed khaddour wants to take us to the front line to see their latest successes, vowing, with a soldier's swagger, to take back all of syria. tens of thousands of men under his command. translation: i am hellbent on victory. we are not scared of death. i'm a commander on the ground and i've been wounded three times. thi

you don't want to encourage human smuggling coming into australia by boat and trump is not getting it. and turnbull keeps trying to explain it to him over and over it's just amazing, be you think about barack obama how quickly he would have processed this, a former constitutional law professor. and then, brian, that moment with vladimir putin again, like something almost out of a comedy. he almost goes out of his way to say i'm so exacerbated. by the way, i had a very pleasant call with vladimir putin. the man will never say anything critical about vladimir putin. look, it's a very serious issue. it's an embarrassment to trump and the country, but there's something satirical about it that is not good for the presidency, frankly. >> michael beschloss, because part of our job on this broadcast for young people who may be watching who may not know, for example, the depth of our relationship with australia, give me 45 seconds on what that country has meant especially on foreign beaches as we fought wars together? >> huge ally of ours in world war ii and more of a test when lin don johnson

the lgbti community in australia are a resilient community., and this is just another roadblock that we are breaking down to make sure that we're equal under the law. we need to also remember that this is about human dignity, and respect for one another. australian values are about a fair go. and we do genuinely believe, after ten years of positive polling, that australia supports this change. it's about time that the government came to the table and progressed with the rest of the population. given that, then, do you think a compulsory vote is likely? no, i know it wasn't likely because the will of the australian people is for the government to do itsjob. we elect these representatives to make decisions on our behalf. that is that democratic place within our institutional systems. and this is really a new low in terms of democracy, and it will devalue what democracy and decision making and the parliament means going forward. what we don't want to see is that when every time a social issue comes up, or an issue that is difficult comes up, is t

japan and australia have open. the nikkei is up australia have open.the nikkei is up by 129 point four. the all ords gaining 35 points, 0.6%. this is because wall street stocks jumped overnight as investors took advantage of recent pullbacks in equities as worries about us political stability and tensions with north korea received. the dow jones soaring by about 1%, 196 points. the nasdaq composite index in positive territory by 1.4%. as for the currency markets, the dollar advancing ahead of the meeting of central bankers. thank you so much for investing your time with us and have a profitable wednesday. see you again soon. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: two days after an american warship and a tanker collided off the coast of singapore, divers have found bodies inside the flooded compartments of the ussjohn s mccain. ajailed indonesian cleric has been named as a suspect in a bomb attack last year, the first in southeast asia to be claimed by the islamic state group. the former boss of the retail chain bhs, dominic chappell, is to be pro

to accept 1,200 refugees off the coast of australia.is going to kill me, i'm the world's greatest person who did not want to let people into the country and i've agreed to take 2,000 people and i agree i can vet them, but that puts me in a bad position, and makes me looks so bad and i've only been here a week. another full screen. i hate taking these people, i guarantee you, they are bad. that is why they are in prison right now, they're not going to be wonderful people who go on to work for the local milk people. apparently that's a reference to dairy farming, i don't know. another full-screen coat. i will be seen as a weak leader by my people, this is a killer. turnbull response to that, you can certainly say it was not a deal that you would have done, but you are going to stick with it. trump response finally, i have had it, i've been making these calls all day and this the most unpleasant call all day. putin was a pleasant call, this is ridiculous. i always hearken back to the comments for the "washington examiner," trump supporters

spoke to putin, merkel, abe and this my mown unpleasant call, talking with the prime minister of australia. i'll be hon effort with you. i hate taking these people. i guarantee you they are bad, why they are in prison right now. the president talking about taking in refugees from australia, that was -- a deal, you mentioned, crafted by the obama administration. obviously the president not want to have to deal with that. and here's another portion of his conversation with the australian prime minister. he says, look, i do not know how you got them to sign a deal like this, but that is how they lost the election. they said i had no way to 270 and i got 306. that is why they lost the election because of stupid deals like this. you have brokered many a stupid deal in the business. i respect you but guarantee you broke many a stupid deal.

australia in turn had to agree.nd in re agreement with the obama administration to take in some refugees the united states didn't want to accept here. donald trump said, this is going to kill me. i am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country. and now i am agreeing to take 2000 people. and i agree i can vet them but that puts me in a bad position. it makes me look so bad process. i hate taking the people. i guarantee you they are bad. that is why they are in prison right now. they are not going to be wonderful people who go on to work for the local milk people. for all other english speakers local milk people are dairy farmers or dairy and the refugees were not from in prison. the prime minister explained that. and he said i think this will make you look like a man who stands by the commitments of the united states. it shows you are committed. and president trump cut him off before he could finish. that sentence and said okay this this shows me to be a dope. we'll have more of the

are we going to bring in people from great britain and australia?am shocked at your statement that you think only people from great britain and australia would know english. it reveals your cosmopolitan bias to a shocking degree that in your mind -- this is an amazing moment that you think only people from great britain and australia would speak english. it is so insulting to millions of hard-working immigrants who do speak english from all over the world. jim, have you honestly never met an immigrant from another country who speaks english outside of great britain and australia? is that your personal experience? that's not what you said. it shows your cosmopolitan bias. >> the ethnic vote people out of this country. >> one of the most outrageous comment salting, ignorant and foolish things you've ever said. cheryl: adam shapiro has more from the white house. reporter: good morning, ladies. with all the events going on in washington, taxes or raising debt ceiling, immigration is now front and center with the president endorsing legislation that woul

in australia's case, the housing market is strong.in house prices and construction cost. economies can still generate inflation, but to get going, you need to see it flowing into wage growth. haidi: we saw speculation over what the neutral rate is and the aussie dollar was up another -- we have been hovering around $.80 this morning. take a look at this chart. the divergence between expectations. fourth quarter, we were at 75. we are having analysts think we will be at 85 at the end of the year. it depends on the fed decision, but also it doesn't need to move, does it? that's right, we have seen more interest rates list on the back of those changes. the aussie dollar tightening financial conditions overall. we don't much need to add any policy to that as well. haidi: to my other point about greenback and what the fed does, you look at the trade rate and the aussie is still strong. everyone thought the fed would be moving faster. we all expected to see fiscal stimulus in the u.s. it is receding into the distance. everyone is kind of pi

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how are they going to go against australia? that is in a few minutes.lly interesting match. ireland the home nation of course, opening their campaign against australia. ireland semifinalists at the last world cup in paris. and australia the olympic sevens champions so it should be a tight contest and it starts in just ten minutes time. the fans making their way to the stadium. and none more excited for the start of the match than the captain clare molloy who finds herself with the captain ‘s armband after the original ireland captain was out injured. let's hear from her. ireland captain was out injured. let's hearfrom her. there's going to be pressure on australia to perform as well, they've played five international test this year, they played three of the best teams just two months ago so they are well prepared. we need to be ready for them and get a big first 20 minutes. get our structures together. but we will be ready. and more on bbc sport throughout the night on that. the new premier league season starts on friday evening and there's bad news for

we meet the man crossing the entire breadth of australia in his campaign for aboriginal rights.ive from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in washington, where the trump administration is giving mixed signals about its response to the latest north korea missile launch. president trump appeared to have dismissed the prospect of a diplomatic solution by saying that talking is not the answer. although his defence secretary james mattis later said a diplomatic solution was still possible. for its part, north korea has warned the missile launch is the first step of military operations in the pacific. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. these are the first pictures of north korea's latest and most provocative missile launch. as expected, kim jong—un was on hand to give his personal guidance. the north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. and along with the pictures came this statement from north korea's state media. north korea's statement sh

for electric vehicles and energy storage is driving significant price gains and an asset boom in australia already the world's largest lithium producer the fast developing hub is drawing investment and deals from global producers as well as chemical to battery manufacturers in china the top consumer doesn't know the historical perspective there is i think cogent you know that whale oil to hydrocarbon oil in the ground this is been the twentieth century this has been the rise of the american empire the rise of the automobile the rise of industry the rise of henry for the rise of banking but it's giving way to a new technology for energy battery technology and china is dominating that battery technology with their almost monopoly on things like lithium and so the question is is this going to define the decline of the american empire in the twenty first century and based on what you're saying there are looks to be the case because as energy goes so goes empire building and so the empire baton is being handed off to china based on this new energy source and development technology battery techn

for electric vehicles and energy storage is driving significant price gains and an asset boom in australia already the world's largest lithium producer the fast developing hub is drawing investment and deals from global producers as well as chemical to battery manufacturers in china the top consumer doesn't know the historical perspective there is i think cogent you know whale oil to hydrocarbon oil in the ground this is been the twentieth century this has been the rise of the american empire the rise of the automobile the rise of industry the rise of henry for the rise of banking but it's giving way to a new technology for energy battery technology and china is dominating that battery technology with. they're almost monopoly on things like lithium and so the question is is this going to define the decline of the american empire in the twenty first century and based on what you're saying there it looks to be the case because as energy goes so goes empire building and so the empire baton is being handed off to china based on this new energy source and development technology battery technolo

here's a taste from a call with australia's prime minister. trump says, this is the most unpleasant call all day. putin was a pleasant call. this is ridiculous. i want to walk you through. that was australia, the true ally of the united states. putin -- >> there's a lot more to this. we'll be back in a minute. >> somebody is getting played. rethink your allergy pills. flonase sensimist allergy relief uses unique mistpro technology and helps block 6 key inflammatory substances with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater than one. rethink your allergy relief. flonase sensimist. ♪ hit could be the next big thing i should totally get that domain name... get your great idea online too... get your domain today, and get... ...a free trial of gocentral from godaddy >>> welcome back. we've got breaking news courtesy of the "washington post" which has obtained real transcripts, no fake news, transcripts from phone calls president trump had with two world leaders this week -- just two weeks into his term. >> may i read some of

. >> two men with ties to isis have been arrested in australia, charged with trying to blow up an airplane. we have the late-breaking details ahead. >>> and sean spicer, might have danced around some questions from reporters, time to time. but what are the chances that he'll be showing us his moves in the ballroom? skinny," as we waltz into this friday, august 4th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> were you hoping? were you hoping? >> i would hike to see sean spicer on the dance floor. >> sean spicer and mooch on the dance floor. >> you know that would be the first. >> if he did compete, that would be the song. >>> we're going to start this half hour with the investigation into the russian meddling, and it appears to be entering a new phase. >> abc news has confirmed that special counsel robert mueller has empaneled a grand jury in washington and there are reports that subpoenas have gone out in connection with donald trump jr.'s meeting with a russian lawyer. >> now president trump held another rally last night, where he doubled down, denying that there was any collusion tha

two men arrested in australia due in court, accused of plotting to bring down a plane.e pressure on president trump asa plane. more pressure on president trump as a grand jury is set up to investigate allegations of russian interference in last year's collections. i am alpa patel in london. also on the programme: one of the world's tallest building is in dubai is engulfed in flames for the second time in two years. and you are never too old to rock ‘n‘ roll, meet singapore's grandma mary as she prepares for the gig of her life. i am 81 years old this year andi life. i am 81 years old this year and i am rocking at singapore national day parade. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and nine in the morning in sydney australia, where two men arrested on suspicion of plotting to bring down an aeroplane are due to appear in court. both men have been charged with terror offences and could be jailed for life if convicted. the men were detained on saturday in a series of raids

it is what they do in australia.ely, i agree what stephen miller is doing is trying to throw out the red meat to the base here and it is unfortunate that you have such a creepy messenger for what ought to be something to talk about. we ought to talk about the dream act. we ought to talk about kinds ever things like can we actually help grow the economy. because economic growth is dependent on immigration. let's have that discussion but i don't sense that that's what stephen miller or donald trump is, frankly, interested in. >> olivia, i guess the bigger thing here where republicans are pushing back like a lindsey graham or a tim scott in south carolina saying that this would be devastating for their states, we know jeb bush has said that -- suggested some of these changes, though he didn't call for kurting the overall number of immigrants coming in to the country. but if they're going to be intellectually honest about this, shouldn't they take it from the fact that if we need to update our system and we want to be mo

in addition, there was the transcript from the call with the pm in australia, malcolm turnbull. tell me about that. >> reporter: that one was an equally contentious call. it started on a good note, they were talking about mutual friends that they had, but as it wore on, we saw them begin to argue over the subject of a deal the obama administration made with australia to take in some of these refugees that are living in australian detention centers. now, trump became increasingly agitated during this call, saying, this is going to kill me. i am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country and now i'm agreeing to take 2,000 people and i agree i can vet them but that puts me in a bad position. it makes me look so bad and i have only been here a week. turnbull then argued that it wasn't 2,000 people, it was a little less that, but trump said, it's close. i've even heard 5,000 as well. trump then told one of our closest allies that his conversation with russian president vladimir putin had gone much smoother than that, saying, look, i spoke to putin,

the fact they were in touch directly to provide guidance with these plotters in australia.ex logistics of the plot. the supply of explosives. the imagination and ingenuity that went into it take isis into whole new ball game when it comes to international terrorism. >> reporter: officials say one of the suspects was going to plant the ied on his own brother, who was to be an unsuspecting mule in the attack. >> his plan was for his own brother to bring this device on board, not knowing what it was. the idea being that his brother would have been killed in this attack, sacrificed. >> reporter: when the bomb plot didn't work, australian officials say the alleged terrorists tried to make a device that would release a dangerous chemical in closed spaces, possibly public transportation fa scilitiefacil. a toxic substance that smells like rotten eggs. hard to make and difficult to deploy as a weapon, but potentially deadly. >> what does it do to the body? >> attacks the respiratory system and the nervous system. 40 parts per million would kill you in a few minutes. >> reporter: of

a skills-based system like canada or australia making america more competitive, raise wages for americanrs and create jobs. >> there is no doubt people who come here who are unskilled or low skilled impact the wages of americans whether their ancestors came over on the mayflower or they just took the oath of citizenship they are competing for those jobs. >> nancy pelosi saying, quote, from the start donald trump has pushed a hateful anti-immigrant agenda that instills fear in our communities, weakens hour nation and dishonors our values. the bill faces an uphill battle in filibuster. it will need 60 votes to starting debate. it may be a tall order. we can expect donald trump to talk a lot about it tonight when he visits huntington, west virginia for a rally. heather: donald trump talking about a merit-based green card system spiking a heated debate at the white house between jim acosta and stephen miller. >> the notions they have to learn english before they get to the united states, we bring people just from great britain and australia? >> i am shocked that your statement is that you th

allies in the pacific region biosecurity treated air goes back for fifty years so australia has said that it will stand shoulder to shoulder with washington but why is wellington now stepping away from this. well i think obviously there's a you have to look at the dynamic as a whole so you're looking at a regional security dynamic where some some of those actors are able to act more independently you know australia or new zealand don't although they have their own alliances and partnerships there's a kind of an ability for smaller partners within the group in some ways to voice their objections more strongly as opposed to those who are seen as tied in very closely to the pacific rim alliance and you have to remember that some of this is also about sending messages to the other international actors so it's not necessarily actually all about north korea some of this is about demonstrating the renewed presence of the us in the region in response to for example the ongoing rise of china in response to the comparative advantage which china is gaining in the military arena if you like vers

. >> in australia, police have foiled two terror plots. of them was to bring down a passenger plane with a bomb. this was one of the most sophisticated on australian soil. >> they planned to target flights from sydney to the middle east. developing two separate plots, the first involved placing what is called an improvised explosive device, ied, on an asiatic aircraft. receivednfirmed men components from turkey transported to australia the air cargo. >> it was received via international air cargo to the accused men in australia. with the assistance of the commander, the accused assembled the ied into what we believe was a functioning ied to be placed on that flight. >> one of the men brought the device to sydney airport on july 15. the attempt was aborted before they reached security. failed, theyst bid changed tactics and were in the early stages of developing a chemical release device. four men were arrested last saturday. armed counterterrorism officers homes in australia. 2 men have been charged with planning a terrorist act. a third m

england will play australia in adelaide under light, soak ina australia in adelaide under light, soakhem some practice so is itjust a one-off or is it the future? i don't know if the honest answer. a big pa rt know if the honest answer. a big part of the reason we are doing this is because of the ashes this winter. ask me in five days‘ time. it‘s going to be historic because it will either be the first and last for the first of many daylight— night—time test. for a few days here we will have to think pink. staying with cricket because you may have heard about this in the news 70 years on from the partition of india, and the creation of pakistan, well there‘s still only one thing that really brings the countries together and that‘s cricket. whenever the sides play, more than a billion people watch. and for a lot of the younger generation of british asians, cricket gives them a connection to their roots. nikesh rughani reports. it's it‘s probably the biggest sporting rivalry in the world. the tension around these matches is something that makes it more than just a game. nothing can expl

service members off the coast of australia. the marine corps said there was an incident with an os pray, a plane that can carry up to 22 troops. although at this moment, we don't know how many were on board that aircraft. >> to clarify, marines and planes both searching fors is members right now. on the phone with us cnn correspondent barbara starr and lieutenant francona. barbara, i want to go to you. what are you learning about the incident. >> the marine corps in the last hour issuing a statement confirming what they're calling an active search and rescue operation ongoing off the coast 6 australia. it's been there for a military exercise with the australians. they're searching for members on board mv-22. this is an aircraft that can take off vertically, like a helicopter and then continue to fly on like a regular airplane. so, it's a real workhorse for the marines. they use it at sea, going on and off ships, they use it in combat zones in iraq and syria. understanding this operation is training off the east coast of austral

it has been proven in canada and australia. it's very popular up there and right now you will see it is very popular up here. >> also, let me finish up one example of that. take the diversity lottery. it serves in purpose. it doesn't really serve diversity because the region of the world that accelerated the fastest over the last few years is europe. what we're doing here as no bias towards any region of the world. it has a bias towards ultra high skilled individuals who can come to this country and stand on their own two feet. >> do you realize how democratic -- do you think you can really get democratic sponsorship given the current environment in congress right now? >> we don't like the current environment, but why wouldn't you support this? this is not an experiment. this is already proven to work. we're anxious to have dialogues. >> i would say, too, about democratic support and for that matter some republican support, look, we all know our immigration system hasn't been working for americans for a long time. that's why we

canada androven in australia. it is very popular there. right now, i think you will see that it is popular here. >> let me finish up one example of that. take the diversity lottery. it is preposterous. it serves no economic purpose, no humanitarian purpose, and doesn't even serve diversity because the region of the world that accelerated the fastest of the past years, in terms of winning the diversity lottery, is europe. there's no bias towards any region of the world that has -- world. it has a bias toward high skilled individuals who can stand on their own two feet. do you think you can really get democratic sponsorship in the current environment? >> we don't like the current environment, nobody does. but why wouldn't you support this? it is progrowth. is pro-worker. this is not an experiment. this is proven to work. we are excited to have that dialogue on both sides of the aisle. democratic support and some republican support, look, we all know that our immigration system hasn't been working for americans for a long time. propose to thi

friday in sydney, australia. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we begin with a stunning new look at two phone calls president trump had with key allies during his first days in office. the calls with the president of mexico and australia's prime minister happened in january. several details were reported at the time, but today we have complete transcripts of the contentious phone calls. in the transcripts obtained by the "washington post," president trump boasts about his election win and tells his counter parts to stop publicly saying he won't pay for a border wall saying -- "you cannot say that to the press. the press is going to go with that and i cannot live with that." in another call with the prime minister of australia, president trump blasts a deal the obama administration made to accept refugees held by the australians. calls her predecessor incompetent, referring of president obama and abruptly ends the call saying, "this is crazy." the leak comes as the wh

that keatonjennings up to touring australia ? that is keatonjennings up to touring australia?but in his first series as captain,joe doubt. but in his first series as captain, joe root will be pleased with a 3—1 series victory, england's first series victory in more than a year. manchester united manager jose mourinho has given the biggest indication yet that he would like to sign real madrid and wales forward gareth bale. speaking ahead of united's super cup final against real in macedonia tomorrow, mouringo said that a move would depend if the welshman figured in zinedine zidane's plans. he said: "if he is not in the club's plans and it is true that a player like bale is at the departure gate, i will try to be there waiting for him at the other side." football — and the manager of the england women's team, mark sampson, has been cleared of wrongdoing after eniola aluko — made a complaint to the football association about "bullying and ha rassment". she's won 102 caps — but hasn't played for england since making the claims in may 2016. the chelsea player said she also felt "un

plenty more ahead on daybreak australia. breaking lines on a story we have been tracking, the commonwealth bank of australia facing another difference in the culture. they will hold an inquiry to the governor's counter accountability after the fall of from this money laundering allegation. this scandal continues to widen, saying the australian community's trust in the banking community has been integrated. degraded. this comes on the back of other regulatory bodies saying it is investigating the bank for a money-laundering scandal and regulatory agency. these investigations into the breaches of money-laundering and terrorism, combined cash deposits of $25 million. they investigated here. and last week, one of the law firms, lawrence blackburn, launching a class of shareholders, given that have fallen in response to the scandal. toty: certainly not adding the reputation at all for australian banks. what happened here at the commonwealth bank of australia, the public sentiment against the banking sector all that much more mist

are we just going to bring in people from britain and australia? >> have you never net an immigrant who speaks english from other countries than britain and australia? >> her husband nicely asked her please stop doing this it wasn't about political leanings. it's about respecting your partner. >> she is yelling make america great again in bed. >> when immigrants come into the united states, do you think they had to speak english? >> absolutely. when you come to america you should speak english and be able to get a job. welcome to "watters world." i'm jess he watters. peks moisturing immigration reform for personal gain. president trump threw his support behind a new legal immigrant reform. republican senators want to cut the number of green cards issued in half and high-skilled workers, english speakers and financially stable people would get a leg up and extended flame members would get less of a priority. instead of letting in someone's cousin who doesn't have an education or speak english. president trump wants to bring in skilled english speake

and it had a profound impact on the nation of australia and what it means to be an australian. for me as a child, as an adult living and growing, the story of world war i and its meaning for the nation and what it means to be a global citizen is part of my story. in my office there is also another part of my story, my grandfather's items from world war i. he is british and he served in france. i have a letter from him to his family in 1917. i have his shaving kit. it is also deeply part of my family's story. every inhabited continent of the world was swept up into this war. the scale is so difficult to fully understand and grasp how it completely reshaped the world, including my family. it is personal for me as much as it is a national and global story. announcer: you can watch this or other american artifacts programs at any time by visiting our website www.c-span.org/history. "reel america," "d filmbe a sucker," a war warning the dangers of persecuting minorities, reacting to a hate filled political speech in an american city. recalling how similar speeches led to nazi persec

australia's deputy prime minister barnaby joyce and other government figures battle in court to saveheir seats in parliament mountains of questions for the world's central bankers as they gather injackson hole wyoming for their annual meeting. plus, dying with dignity — but at what financial cost? we look at the growing bill for end—of—life care, as part of our week long series on the business of death. on a tip—off from spanish police, dutch authorities have ordered the last minute cancellation of a rock concert in the south—western city of rotterdam. the city's mayor said they'd been warned a terror attack was being planned on a gig by an american band. it's believed the incident was not connected to last week's attacks in and around barcelona. this from the bbc‘s tim allman. anna holliganjoins us from the hague. once again, armed police on the streets of a european city. a local music venue cordoned off, people being told to go home. a concert that was cancelled after a warning ofa that was cancelled after a warning of a potential terror attack. translation: the information we rec

it's expected to reach australia on christmas eve , where it will be carried across the country for 100ming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to a look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us. good to see you both. let's look at the front pages and bring you up to date. metal picks up on the story of the government proposals for the border in ireland and warning of a back door into britain. also on immigration the express covers figures showing the number of eu nationals in the uk has risen. the high report and a—level results have come out on thursday, saying more topically places than ever before are available and the telegraph leads with a comment piece from theresa may's from adviser who describes university tuition fees as the ponzi scheme. the times runs with the resignation of sarah champion who is leading the shadow cabinet after comments she made about sexual grooming. financial times reports the us central bank criticising attempts to weaken bank regulation. the guardian has the fa under pressure over payments allegedly made to the player after he made a brill

>> i am shocked at your statement that you think that only people from great britain and australia would know english. it reveals your cosmopolitan bias to a shocking degree that in your mind -- no, this is an amazing moment. this is an amazing moment, that you think only people from great britain or australia would speak english is so insulting to millions of hard-working immigrants who do speak english from all over the world -- jim, have you honestly never met an immigrant from another country who speaks english outside of great britain and australia? is that your personal experience? >> of course there are people who come to our country who know english. >> that's not what you said. it shows your cultural bias. >> it shows how you try to engineer the ethnic people coming into this country. after that exchange, wolf, he referred to me as being ignorant and made some other comments there. as you know, wolf, generations of americans have come into this country for decades not being able to speak english. they take classes such as english as a second language. stephen miller is right, wh